Entries from January 2012

A development company is proposing a mixed-use project in South Hall that will potentially include 278 residential units and commercial space. The Braselton Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on Monday, Jan. 30, at 7 p.m. on the rezoning request from Spout Springs Partners, LLC. The Braselton Town Council will hold a public hearing ...
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Madison County sheriff Kip Thomas stood before commissioners again Jan. 9 to talk about vehicle purchases for the department in 2012. The BOC voted 4-1 in July — with John Pethel providing the lone “no” — to approve $130,000 for four vehicles for the department. Thomas agreed to appear before the BOC again prior to the car purchases to ...
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If voters approve a new one-cent sales tax for transportation projects, it could be one of the greatest economic tools in Georgia, according to an official pitching the benefits of the proposal. “This is the best option on the table. Is it perfect? No. Is it the best thing going? Absolutely,” said Doug Callaway, executive director of the ...
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If voters approve a new one-cent sales tax for transportation projects, it could be one of the greatest economic tools in Georgia, according to an official pitching the benefits of the proposal. “This is the best option on the table. Is it perfect? No. Is it the best thing going? Absolutely,” said Doug Callaway, executive director of the ...
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The Braselton Planning and Development Department didn’t approve any building permits for new residences in December — but it did approve one permit for a new business, according to a town monthly report. An auto repair shop received a building permit last month to construct a 10,200 square-foot facility in a shopping center called ...
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Tracy Kent Brooks, a 24-year veteran of the Jackson County legal community, has announced her intention to run for judge of the probate court of Jackson County. A 43-year resident of Maysville, she is married to James Timothy “Tim” Brooks, her husband of 28 years. Brooks has worked for the Clerk of Superior Court of Jackson County for 11 ...
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The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited poultry processor KD Acquisition I LLC — doing business as Coleman Natural Foods — for eight violations at its KD5 plant in Braselton. The federal agency has proposed that the company’s penalties total $142,150, after OSHA initially received a ...
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Last season the Green Bay Packers came into Atlanta for a divisional round matchup against a Falcons team that came into the game 13-3 and coming off a first round bye. The Falcons were the No. 1 seed and the wild card Packers came into the dome and schooled the league’s most dominant team. This year the Packers felt the disappointment that ...
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Local Republican leader Ron Johnson says that a member of the board of equalization is serving in violation of state law. Willie Hughey is serving on the board of equalization, as well as holding an elected position to the Jefferson Board of Education. Johnson said that this violates state law. Johnson has sent a letter to county officials ...
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A dispute about a wing sauce at a pizza restaurant in South Hall led to an employee being hit in the face by a customer, who was later arrested by Braselton police. The Braselton Police Department responded to a Pizza Hut on Spout Springs Road, where an officer said he found an employee standing in the parking lot with a cloth on his face. The ...
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